Beavers: Patagonia invaders

Name: Beavers: Patagonia invaders
Director: Pablo Chehebar
Genre: Documentary, History, Animation
Released: 2015-07-15
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Christopher anderson, Pablo kunzle, Marta Lizarralde, Claudio Bertonatti, Mariela Borgnia

Directed by Pablo Chehebar

Documentary

History

Animation

20151h 37m8.7

Overview

In 1940 twenty Canadian Beavers were brought to 'Tierra del Fuego' island in southern Patagonia for commercial fur production. However, beavers having no natural predators, quickly spread throughout the island, causing massive destruction of trees threatening the entire Patagonian forests rivers and species. Why wildlife conservationist are convinced that 150.000 beavers must be killed? Why some of the most recognized specialist are convinced that an eradication is not possible? Meanwhile truism is capitalizing on the situation: a man dressed as a beaver passes out flyers promoting a famous sky resort: 'Cerro Castor' - Beaver Hill. Hunters claim for subsidies, scientists are researching, rangers do what they can and restaurants tray to offer beaver meat to tourist.